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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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